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Euroviews. Conflicts in cyberspace: a normative approach to preventing cyberwars

The Russian cyber attacks that were meant to skew the 2016 US election toward Donald Trump have raised new concerns about conflicts in cyberspace. How might normative taboos, such as those against chemical and biological weapons, be adapted to the cyber realm?

USA

WikiLeaks to give details of CIA hacking tools to tech companies

US authorities say the security breach leading to WikiLeaks' data release on the CIA was likely carried out by contractors.

USA

US launches criminal probe into CIA leak

A federal criminal investigation is being opened into the public release of documents said to detail alleged CIA hacking tools.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. How you can fight Twitter's 357,000 'Star Wars bots'. And more

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USA

The Russian hacking saga

On the 30th of December 2016, former US President Barack Obama ordered the expulsion of 35 Russian suspected spies and imposed sanctions on two Russian intelligence agencies over their involvement in

United Kingdom

Britain to prepare children to fight cyberterrorism at school

British teenage schoolchildren are to be taught cyberskills in a new initiative designed to combat cyberterrorism.

Economy

Hack attacks prompt possible cyber stress tests for banks

The European Union is reportedly considering testing the defences of the region's banks against cyber attacks to help step up their security.

USA

Trump meets press after secret dossier leak

The US-President elect is blaming intelligence agencies for news reports that Moscow has compiled compromising information on him.

USA

Trump 'accepts' Russia behind cyber attacks, Obama 'underestimated' impact of hacking

Donald Trump accepts US intelligence agencies’ conclusion that Russia was behind cyber attacks affecting the US presidential election, his incoming chief of staff has…

USA

Putin 'ordered hacking campaign' to help Trump, US report finds

Russian leader Vladimir Putin ordered a campaign to hurt Hillary Clinton and help Donald Trump’s electoral chances in last year’s presidential campaign, according to a declassified report by US intell

USA

Trump slams 'Russian hacking' allegations as 'political witch hunt'

US President-elect Donald Trump has dismissed a controversy over alleged Russian hacking during the 2016 US election campaign as a “political witch hunt,” the New York Times reported on Friday (Januar

USA

Russia warns of damaging effect on relations with US following expulsion of diplomats

The Kremlin accuses Washington of 'an aggressive foreign policy' as it warns of the damaging effects of fresh sanctions on Russia.

World News

OSCE hit by cyber attack, Russian hackers suspected

French daily Le Monde says Russian hackers may be behind the breach. The OSCE would not speculate on the report.

USA

White House hacked off with Russia

Kremlin wants proof it hacked Democrats

USA

Yahoo reveals one billion users hit in second cyber attack

Yahoo has admitted yet another cyber attack but this time one billion user accounts may have been affected.

USA

Trump dismisses reports of Russian meddling

The US President-elect says he does not believe reports that intelligence agencies concluded Russia intervened in the presidential election on his behalf.

USA

Obama orders review into cyber attacks on presidential election

US President Barack Obama has ordered intelligence agencies to review cyber attacks on the 2016 elections.

Germany

Deutsche Telekom 'hack' affects nearly a million customers

Hundreds of thousands of Deutsche Telekom customers in Germany had their broadband service cut off following a hack-attack on its hardware.

USA

Hack means San Francisco travels for free

Commuters in the San Francisco Bay area were able to travel for free after hackers hit the network.

Europe News

Hackers target European Commission

Hackers have targeted the European Commission’s computer network – trying to overload and crash it.